Sarah, Plain and Tall av Patricia MacLachlan er historien om Sarah Wheaton, som reiser fra Maine til prærien som svar på en families reklame for en kone og mor. Denne enkle historien om tilhørighet og familie vil inspirere lesere i alle aldre.
Sarah Plain og Tall Sammenlign og Kontrastinnstillinger
Storyboard Tekst
PRAIRIE
SEA
•grass • fields • dirt roads • middle of U.S. • fresh water ponds "Outside, the prairie reached out and touched the places where the sky came down."
•salt water • sand dunes • shells • sea birds • on the coast • salt water "The sea is salt. It stretches out as far as you can see. It gleams like the sun on glass. There are waves."
Sarah wanted to touch the sheep because she had never done it before. "I want to see the sheep, You know, I've never touched one. "Never?" Caleb sat up."
In Maine, by the sea, Sarah touched seals. "But I've touched seals. Real seals. They are cool and slippery and they slide through the water like a fish."
The prairie has lots of land. To get to town, the family would have to take a wagon, because it would be a very far walk. "Here is different, said Maggie. Here you will drive."
Sarah would be able to walk to town in Maine. "In Maine," said Sarah, "I would walk to town."